Transgender Awareness Week was November 13 - 20, and there were activities taking place throughout the week. Here are a few photos from some of the events.
Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
Transgender Awareness Week
Photo Album
Michael reads the Mayoral proclamation
The Proclamation
Dean discusses requirements for ID documents
The audience takes note
The film ran at the Loft all week
Alison and Dean discussing SAGA
A bevy of experts
A rapt audience
A humorous response
Sarah
Bruce
Alison
Shannon Cain of Kore Press
Alden Fields
Daizy Woods
TC talks about his photos
Chase poses by his acrylics
Rae and his shadow boxes
June discussing her abstract acrylic
Sean-Michael showed a tryptich
All the artists
Loren discusses his work
An artistic audience
Loren autographs photos
March down 4th Avenue
Freedom of Expression
Whatever Your Gender -
Express Yourself
Amanda Simpson spoke about the importance of involvement
Hanging out in the balmy weather
Donna Rose stressed getting active in the community
The Human Rights Campaign was there to help
Some guy with a camera
Lots of people made new connections
Courtney and Cathy cavorting about the collection
Self defense class on Sunday
Erin fights back
A bunch at lunch
TC’s Gender Blender
Some of the gang
Dean Spade, of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, led a strategy session on social change
Monday night Dean presented “Cruel and Unusual”, a documentary about conditions for trans women in prison.
Tuesday night we held our popular “Ask a Tranny Anything” panel at Wingspan.
On Thursday there was a poetry slam, and then an art show at the University of Arizona.
Mayor Bob Walkup signed an official proclamation commemorating us
Friday night the author/photographer Loren Cameron presented a slide show of his books and photographs, and talked about the art of transgender bodies.
Through the whole week we had a great time...
The Freedom of Expression march on Saturday led all the way from the University of Arizona to Wingspan
At the end of the march there was a trans community fair at Wingspan
...and exposed many people to a new way of looking at gender.
Tucson Transgender Awareness Week
Jessica Pettitt, Organizer
Michael Woodward, Coordinator
Special thanks to
Wingspan
Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
University of Arizona
and all the many fine folks who made this happen
Photography by
Michael Woodward
Alex Odawa
Miki Odawa
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